Bank of China is one of the 25 most valuable brands in the world, worth $48.7 billion in 2021. The bank was worth over $50 billion the year before, but like every other large bank,…
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China says Xiaomi removal from U.S. blacklist “beneficial”
China’s commerce ministry on Thursday welcomed the removal of Xiaomi Corp. from a U.S. government blacklist, a day after the U.S. reversed a ban on U.S. investments in the smartphone maker that was …
China’s People Problem Swings From Too Many to a ‘Decline That Sees No End’
During China’s economic boom years, a common expression justified the one-child policy—ren tai duo, or too many people. But now, as births decline, China faces some stark choices about policies that …
A student’s death sparks a public outcry in China — and a rare government response
A school’s stonewalling of a mother seeking information on her son’s death caused simmering anger with official secrecy in China to boil over.
Restore frequency of cargo flights, stop surging prices of medical supplies of COVID-19: India to China
Soaring prices of medical supplies like oxygen concentrators and disruption of cargo flights to India are slowing arrivals of medical goods, India’s Consul General to Hong Kong Priyanka Chauhan said.
China backs talks on intellectual property waiver for COVID vaccines
China’s Commerce Ministry spokesman Gao Feng said on Thursday that Beijing supports a proposal by the World Trade Organization for an intellectual property protection waiver on COVID-19 vaccines to …
China Property Stock’s Sudden Plunge on Spinoff Plan Spooks Bondholders
Anything freaks out China’s dollar bond market these days, especially when it comes to property firms. When Central China Real Estate Ltd. shares resumed trading in the afternoon in Hong Kong, they …
Too late, already bolted: how a faster WHO response could have slowed COVID-19’s spread
The first few months of 2020 were critical to the World Health Organization’s response to COVID-19. But the latest report into what happened wasn’t all damning.
U.S., Allies and Human Rights Groups Accuse China at U.N. of Massive Crimes Against Uyghurs
Britain’s U.N. Ambassador Barbara Woodward called the situation in Xinjiang “one of the worst human rights crises of our time.” …
On Eid, Xinjiang imams defend China against US criticism
Muslim leaders from the Xinjiang region rejected Western allegations that China is suppressing religious freedom, speaking at a reception Thursday for foreign diplomats and media at the end of the …
China says supports talks on WTO proposal for intellectual property waiver for COVID-19 vaccines
China’s Commerce Ministry spokesman Gao Feng said on Thursday that China supports a proposal by the World Trade Organization for an intellectual property protection waiver on COVID-19 vaccines to …
Mystery Boxes With Mail-Order Pets Set Off a Backlash in China
Puppies and kittens shipped in packages across the country have ended up dead, distressed or infected, spurring outrage.
Coronavirus live news: China offers some support for vaccine IP waiver; Russia records first cases of India variant
Commerce minister says Beijing supports WTO consultation; reports say Russia has 16 cases of variant first detected in India; India reports 362,727 new infections, 4,120 deaths …
